Accolade for Goldenboys
A RECENT newcomer to the island’s eGaming industry is celebrating after scooping a prestigious award.Goldenboys won the financial betting product of the year category in the eighth annual eGaming...
View ArticleBendy bus to leave school children standing
BENDY buses will be reserved for use on school runs - with room for 50 children sitting and up to 100 standing - if they are brought into service in the Isle of Man next year.Director of public...
View ArticleFollow the trail of Norse Things
YOU can follow in the footsteps of your Viking ancestors with the launch of a global treasure hunt.An innovative GeoTour tourism initiative has been developed linking the sites of Norse assemblies –...
View ArticleFinding a way forward for public sector housing in the Isle of Man
NO decision has yet been taken on the future model for public sector housing provision, the Social Care Minister has insisted.All the island’s housing authorities have been invited to work with...
View ArticleCRINGLE: Warning sign for pedestrians still a mystery
WELCOME to my Christmas column.It’s pretty much the same as last year’s. In fact its theme goes back to the day they first decided to allow Christmas shoppers in Douglas to park on the footway of Loch...
View ArticlePolice name man found in river yesterday
THE police have issued a statement to say that they believe the man found last night in the River Douglas was Kevin Wilkinson, of Stanley View, Douglas.The body of a 52-year-old man being was...
View ArticleWound team are finalists at the ‘nursing Oscars’
The Isle of Man’s Wound Formulary, a project developed to improve the treatment and management of wounds, such as leg ulcers and surgical wounds, was shortlisted in the ‘Team of the Year’ category at...
View ArticleCustomer service test is sign of good taste
TOURISM bosses are inviting all cafes and restaurants to volunteer to be tested on customer service.This is the sixth year of the quality assurance scheme which was introduced to help visitors and...
View ArticleNo agreement yet on electoral reform
THERE is still no agreement between the MHKs and MLCs about electoral reform.A joint House of Keys and Legislative Council committee was set up in December last year to thrash out the constitutional...
View ArticleIT expert Steve Burrows is vice chairman of UK group
AN Isle of Man based IT consultant is now vice chairman of the UK’s primary group of chief information officers and information technology leaders. Steve Burrows, who is a leading IT expert in the...
View ArticleKarran rebuked over language in House of Keys
AN MHK was rebuked for unparliamentary language in another heated exchange in the House of Keys over the Pinewood deal.Yet more questions about Pinewood Shepperton share purchase had been raised by...
View ArticleGood news for Manx motorists, bad news for Eddie
UK Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that the planned 3p rise in fuel duty has been dropped will cost the Manx taxman dear.Manx Treasury Minister Eddie Teare MHK has given his initial reaction...
View ArticleCar involved in accident rolled down hill unoccupied
ONE of the cars involved in an accident that injured a schoolboy at a bus stop rolled down a hill unoccupied on to the main road.Today’s Manx Independent has pieced together more of what happened in...
View ArticleThe end is in sight for free eye tests for all
ABOLISHING universal free eye tests would be ‘foolhardy’ and would cost more in the long run if serious conditions like glaucoma go undetected.That was the warning given to Health Minister David...
View ArticleTT speed limit call after death of bike passenger
THE sister of a pillion passenger killed on the Mountain Road during this year’s TT festival has called for the government to introduce more speed limits.Dawn Wilkinson made the comments at the inquest...
View Article‘We’ll invest in Sure’ says firm that’s bought it
AN island telephone and broadband provider is being sold to a telecommunications company in the Middle East.Cable and Wireless, which owns the Sure brand, is selling its business in the Isle of Man,...
View ArticleChiropractors ‘should be regulated’
CONCERNS about unregulated chiropractors operating in the island were raised by an MHK in the House of Keys.Bill Henderson (Douglas North) expressed his ‘complete horror and consternation’ that Social...
View ArticleGet set for 2012 Santa Dash
THE annual Santa Dash around the streets of Douglas will take place on Tuesday, December 18 – with the 2012 event witnessing a number of innovations.With numbers gradually increasing in recent years –...
View ArticleKen Livingstone on the joy of gardening
TWICE-ELECTED Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, a man as passionate about climate change now as he once was about congestion charges, is a firm believer in ‘not taking yourself too seriously’. The...
View Article‘Our darkest day’ says authority chief
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Water Authority workman who was killed when a wall collapsed on him.Lawrence Gell, known by all his friends and workmates at Lude, was excavating to replace a water pipe...
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